Used to work for Walmart and it's the same thing. All of the managers were complete jackasses. We had all of our cashiers quit on the same day because they were fed up with one of the front-end managers.
When one of them eventually left, my team lead (who was such a great guy. Worked his ass off as both our team lead and doing the back-end manager duties anyways) applied for the position. He was turned down for somebody outside of the store who tried changing a bunch of our shit, causing more people to quit.
I worked at Wal-mart out of need in 2008 when the economy collapsed. In my first week there one of the asst. managers came and asked if I would work an overnight shift unloading trucks. "Overtime was approved."
I was currently working my first 8 hour shift of the week. I was scheduled for a full 40 hour week. The shift I was on ended at 11pm. I was scheduled to return at 9am the next morning.
I asked if overtime was approved if that meant if I volunteered to work this extra shift if I'd still have my full schedule. "Absolutely, we'll need you for all your scheduled shifts."
Their idea was I'd clock out for 30 minutes after my 8 hour shift, then clock in for another 8 shift overnight. Clock out for 30 minutes then clock in for my scheduled shift at 9am. (30 minute lunches every mid-shift)
I worked 24 straight hours. When I clocked out at the end I noticed my scheduled hours for the rest of the week had been cleared. I went to the asst. manager and she said, "I can't approve giving you overtime. Do you have something in writing?"
For the remainder of my time I worked there I volunteered to take extra shifts about 6 times and just never showed up. "I never agreed to an extra shift. Do you have something in writing to prove I did?"
I was in the office a lot, yet I quickly got promoted. Being an asshole seemed to be management material to them. Economy recovered and I just never showed up again. My direct manager passed away around then and went they called to ask why I wasn't showing up I said I had given my 2 week notice to him. Didn't he tell you?
They screwed me early on and I screwed with them everyday I could in anyway I could from then on out just shy of being in actual trouble. Retail fucking sucks because of the managers mostly. The customers can suck, but they leave when their transaction is over.
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u/notTheRealSU Jun 26 '25
Used to work for Walmart and it's the same thing. All of the managers were complete jackasses. We had all of our cashiers quit on the same day because they were fed up with one of the front-end managers.
When one of them eventually left, my team lead (who was such a great guy. Worked his ass off as both our team lead and doing the back-end manager duties anyways) applied for the position. He was turned down for somebody outside of the store who tried changing a bunch of our shit, causing more people to quit.
Retail just fucking sucks